Diamond Textured Blanket in in Hayfield Bonus Super Chunky - 10677 - Downloadable PDF

Diamond Textured Blanket in Hayfield Bonus Super Chunky

What is Being Made

This is a knitted blanket project featuring a diamond textured pattern. The finished blanket measures approximately 127 x 138 cm (50 x 54¼ inches), making it a substantial throw-sized piece suitable for draping over furniture or using as a bed topper. The design combines decorative charted patterning with practical garter stitch edging for a polished, finished appearance.

Yarn and Materials

The blanket is designed to be worked in Hayfield Bonus Super Chunky yarn, shade 668 Rainforest. This project requires 14 balls of 100g yarn. The super chunky weight ensures quick project completion and creates a substantial, cozy fabric. You will need one pair of 10mm (UK000 – USA15) circular knitting needles measuring 100cm in length. Circular needles are specified to accommodate the large number of stitches required for the blanket's width.

Techniques Used

This intermediate-level knitting project employs several key techniques. The pattern utilizes charted colorwork or texture patterns that are worked from right to left on odd-numbered rows and left to right on even-numbered rows, requiring attention to chart reading and row direction. The design incorporates garter stitch edging maintained throughout the piece for structural definition and a neat border. Decreasing techniques are employed, including p2tog (purl two together) decreases, which are used strategically to shape and refine the fabric. The blanket is worked flat in rows rather than in the round, despite the use of circular needles.

Stitches Used

• Garter Stitch (g-st): Knit every row, used for the edging borders that frame the central pattern
• Stocking Stitch: The base fabric structure, creating a smooth stockinette surface
• Purl Stitches (p): Used within the pattern and for decreasing
• Purl Two Together (p2tog): A left-leaning decrease used for shaping and pattern definition
• Charted Pattern Stitches: The diamond texture is created through a multi-row chart that must be followed precisely, with specific stitch placement across 110 central stitches

Pattern Structure and Tension

The blanket is worked to a tension of 9 stitches and 12 rows over 10cm (4 inches) in stocking stitch on 10mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is essential for obtaining the specified finished measurements. The pattern is constructed with a 2-stitch garter stitch border on each side, with 110 stitches reserved for the central charted diamond pattern. The chart spans 29 rows and must be worked with careful attention to row direction and stitch placement to ensure the diamond motif develops correctly throughout the blanket.